The second event of the 2018 Dockside Tournament Trail is in the books and the results are in. With a stiff Northeast wind and 20 degree cooler air temp than the day before greeting the anglers, talk around the dock between the 32 teams was far less enthusiastic than usual. It has become somewhat comical and almost a guarantee that before each event some kind of weather system hits a day or two before to shake things up. The anglers are constantly having to adjust game plans on the fly which shows how versatile some of these local fisherman are and also shines the light on what it takes to compete with these guys. As the anglers blasted off boat by boat it was a split field with some heading North up the Pearl and others South towards the lake. Once the anglers started returning to the Dock for the 3pm weigh in, the same dismal enthusiasm was apparent for quite a few of the teams. Of course this was not the case for all as a few of the teams experienced a really good day almost as if they were fishing on another body of water.
Finishing in third place was the team of Larry Mixon and Scott Burt with a really nice weight of 14.72 lbs. They reported catching a pretty good amount of fish and were just shy a big bite from challenging for the lead. In second was one of the more consistent teams from last year, Donald Duke and John Pecoraro tipping the scales with a heavy sack of fish weighing 15.13 lbs. Then topping the field was the points champions from last year Ross and Reese Watkins.
These guys brought in the heaviest sack of the day weighing 15.71 lbs. The big fish of the event at 3.83 lbs. was a tie between Ross and Reese Watkins and Brad Sampson in which the heaviest stringer served as tie-breaker in favor of Ross and Reese. Because these guys fish out of a Skeeter/Yamaha package purchased from Dockside Marine, not only did they win the normal prize money, but they were also awarded an additional 4,500$ from Skeeter and Dockside in incentive money bringing their total winnings up to just North of 6,500$. Pretty good return on a 165$ entry fee! The points race is heating up with the team of Toby Cooper and Gary Henries sitting currently in the lead by 3 points. Remember, the points champs this year will win their way into the BASSMASTER TEAM CHAMPIONSIP this fall which is the biggest stage in Bass fishing for the aspiring Bass Tournament angler. As always a large thanks goes out to all the participants and also to all of the sponsors of the trail. The next event will be held on Saturday April 7th so please come join in on the fun and spread the word about one of the most competitive and well put together trails on the NorthShore!
Power ranking points awarded as follows: Reese and Ross Watkins 32 points each for first place finish. Donald Duke and John Pecoraro 16 points each for second place finish. Larry Mixon and Scott Burt 8 points each for third place finish. Congratulations to all the finishers in the top three of this event!
Power ranking points awarded as follows: Reese and Ross Watkins 32 points each for first place finish. Donald Duke and John Pecoraro 16 points each for second place finish. Larry Mixon and Scott Burt 8 points each for third place finish. Congratulations to all the finishers in the top three of this event!